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Post #219,314 by ben_tilly 8/15/05 2:27:24 AM Reply	If you need to pay that much attention... then you should add some space to the car in front of you. Nobody's attention is 100%, all the time, and your driving style shouldn't assume that yours is, either. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #219,317 by pwhysall 8/15/05 2:54:20 AM Reply	Re: If you need to pay that much attention... Half a second at 70MPH is fifteen metres. I endeavour to leave a two-second gap to the car in front (except when Golf-GTi-driving eejits fill the space fume). Throwing away 25% of my reaction space/time is just daft. Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #219,323 by ben_tilly 8/15/05 3:17:04 AM Reply	You'd hate LA freeways In normal roads I aim to leave 3 seconds at highway speeds. On the 405 I aim to leave 1 second and watch what is happening 3 cars ahead. (The gap may increase or decrease because I like to coast where feasible. With that I am leaving a distinctly larger gap than average, and I notice that I wind up needing to hit the brakes far less often than most other cars on the road. If I make the gap much larger than that, I'll immediately drop a significant amount of speed because of how many people will be cutting in in front of me. :-( Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #219,324 by pwhysall 8/15/05 3:25:03 AM Reply	Sounds like the M25 at 5PM And yes, I hate it. Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #219,367 by ben_tilly 8/15/05 1:10:19 PM Reply	It's like that all day here I've gotten used to it. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)

DUI law successfully challenged in Virginia. - (Another Scott) - (68) - Aug. 13, 2005, 10:36:27 AM EDT

It really boils down to how they define "intoxicated" - (bionerd) - (15) - Aug. 13, 2005, 11:58:23 AM EDT

Yup. - (Another Scott) - Aug. 13, 2005, 12:18:48 PM EDT

intoxicated does not equal impaired - (boxley) - (7) - Aug. 13, 2005, 12:21:30 PM EDT

Good idea, but time would be the issue. - (mmoffitt) - (5) - Aug. 13, 2005, 01:41:37 PM EDT

you missed "make an appointment" - (boxley) - (4) - Aug. 13, 2005, 03:53:42 PM EDT

{chortle} too sane for US Law. -NT - (Ashton) - Aug. 13, 2005, 05:54:06 PM EDT

+5 cogent! But I agree, too sane for US -NT - (jb4) - Aug. 15, 2005, 10:04:43 AM EDT

Okay, but how do you replicate the situation entirely? - (mmoffitt) - (1) - Aug. 15, 2005, 10:21:15 AM EDT

speaking as an expert :-) - (boxley) - Aug. 15, 2005, 10:45:27 AM EDT

Video games to the rescue! - (imqwerky) - Aug. 13, 2005, 06:15:47 PM EDT

The only sensible measure... - (pwhysall) - (5) - Aug. 13, 2005, 02:28:08 PM EDT

Yes, but it takes quite a lot to impair your driving . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (4) - Aug. 13, 2005, 03:32:57 PM EDT

Drink does that quite effectively. -NT - (pwhysall) - (3) - Aug. 13, 2005, 08:30:07 PM EDT

Andrew is right though - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Aug. 14, 2005, 11:16:28 PM EDT

You can stop being on your phone much quicker... - (pwhysall) - (1) - Aug. 15, 2005, 02:04:46 AM EDT

Only one hand available is irrelevant - (ben_tilly) - Aug. 15, 2005, 02:09:39 AM EDT

Classic 'IQ' conundrum, as mauled always by Bean Counters - (Ashton) - Aug. 13, 2005, 05:24:22 PM EDT

I go back and forth on this one. - (JayMehaffey) - (48) - Aug. 13, 2005, 05:27:21 PM EDT

how about the fellow whose BAC was above 2 - (boxley) - (45) - Aug. 13, 2005, 05:37:25 PM EDT

Something's wrong with those numbers. - (Another Scott) - (4) - Aug. 13, 2005, 06:09:07 PM EDT

yes I meant .20-.25, thanks for the correction -NT - (boxley) - (3) - Aug. 13, 2005, 06:20:45 PM EDT

Anytime. - (Another Scott) - (2) - Aug. 13, 2005, 06:56:22 PM EDT

well here is a partial - (boxley) - (1) - Aug. 13, 2005, 07:27:27 PM EDT

! -NT - (Another Scott) - Aug. 13, 2005, 07:52:49 PM EDT

Target a resonable part of the population - (JayMehaffey) - (39) - Aug. 13, 2005, 06:54:01 PM EDT

your last sentence applies to totally sober drivers as well -NT - (boxley) - Aug. 13, 2005, 08:58:29 PM EDT

impaired driving should be a crime with stiff sentences - (boxley) - Aug. 13, 2005, 09:01:14 PM EDT

Every single driver on this planet... - (pwhysall) - (36) - Aug. 13, 2005, 09:07:09 PM EDT

After taking cough syrup? - (Yendor) - (3) - Aug. 14, 2005, 10:38:24 PM EDT

Alcohol-free mouthwash for me... - (pwhysall) - (2) - Aug. 15, 2005, 01:49:12 AM EDT

Ironic... - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Aug. 15, 2005, 02:07:37 AM EDT

I don't. - (pwhysall) - Aug. 15, 2005, 02:55:07 AM EDT

Why stop at alcohol? - (Another Scott) - (30) - Aug. 14, 2005, 11:05:55 PM EDT

The thing with phones and conversations... - (pwhysall) - (29) - Aug. 15, 2005, 01:59:11 AM EDT

If you need to pay that much attention... - (ben_tilly) - (4) - Aug. 15, 2005, 02:27:24 AM EDT

Re: If you need to pay that much attention... - (pwhysall) - (3) - Aug. 15, 2005, 02:54:20 AM EDT

You'd hate LA freeways - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Aug. 15, 2005, 03:17:04 AM EDT

Sounds like the M25 at 5PM - (pwhysall) - (1) - Aug. 15, 2005, 03:25:03 AM EDT

It's like that all day here - (ben_tilly) - Aug. 15, 2005, 01:10:19 PM EDT

Peter, you ignorant slut - - (Ashton) - (23) - Aug. 15, 2005, 06:34:32 AM EDT

Re: Peter, you ignorant slut - - (pwhysall) - (22) - Aug. 15, 2005, 01:55:39 PM EDT

I could get my 82 4cyl mustang to 125, you should be able - (boxley) - (21) - Aug. 15, 2005, 02:17:53 PM EDT

I don't think so. - (Another Scott) - (4) - Aug. 15, 2005, 02:28:40 PM EDT

go to mapquest and lookup driving directions from - (boxley) - (3) - Aug. 15, 2005, 03:21:30 PM EDT

You still haven't said whether the car was stock. - (Another Scott) - (2) - Aug. 15, 2005, 03:51:19 PM EDT

5 speed manual transmission all stock - (boxley) - (1) - Aug. 15, 2005, 03:57:05 PM EDT

Dunno about the lifters. - (Another Scott) - Aug. 16, 2005, 10:30:54 AM EDT

If I ever get my dream car... - (pwhysall) - (14) - Aug. 15, 2005, 02:35:14 PM EDT

Anything..except any motorcycle -NT - (ben_tilly) - (6) - Aug. 15, 2005, 05:31:57 PM EDT

Re: Anything..except any motorcycle - (pwhysall) - (4) - Aug. 15, 2005, 05:39:27 PM EDT

'thetruthaboutcars.com' - (Ashton) - (3) - Aug. 15, 2005, 09:48:03 PM EDT

Re: 'thetruthaboutcars.com' - (admin) - (1) - Aug. 15, 2005, 11:53:43 PM EDT

Re: 'thetruthaboutcars.com' - (pwhysall) - Aug. 16, 2005, 01:23:26 AM EDT

Oh, and *drool* -NT - (pwhysall) - Aug. 16, 2005, 01:30:35 AM EDT

The new M5 is truly terrifying, though - (pwhysall) - Aug. 15, 2005, 05:40:30 PM EDT

I picture you in this... (11 kB .img) - (Another Scott) - (6) - Aug. 15, 2005, 05:55:30 PM EDT

Can't think of anything worse. - (pwhysall) - (5) - Aug. 15, 2005, 06:09:30 PM EDT

:-) -NT - (Another Scott) - Aug. 15, 2005, 06:16:59 PM EDT

The crossfire is butt ugly settle for one of these (SFW) - (boxley) - (3) - Aug. 15, 2005, 06:19:03 PM EDT

French, lovely car, hydraulic nightmare. -NT - (pwhysall) - (2) - Aug. 15, 2005, 06:20:18 PM EDT

maybe now, but back then not a problem -NT - (boxley) - Aug. 15, 2005, 06:46:52 PM EDT

Watch it, Buster - I've driven one - (Ashton) - Aug. 15, 2005, 10:29:10 PM EDT

To quote my uncle Lou . . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - Aug. 15, 2005, 03:09:02 PM EDT

I think you need to fine-tune your objection. - (static) - Aug. 15, 2005, 01:20:14 AM EDT

The charge is NOT drunk driving - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Aug. 15, 2005, 01:11:56 PM EDT

try driving while impaired - (boxley) - Aug. 15, 2005, 07:59:45 AM EDT

It would be an Irishman who made the decision... -NT - (inthane-chan) - Aug. 15, 2005, 11:15:32 AM EDT

Reminds me of WKRP - Johnny Fever & Venus gets drunk on air - (tuberculosis) - Aug. 15, 2005, 01:47:43 PM EDT

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